The most popular word of advice I received while being pregnant was ‘sleep when the baby sleeps.? This even held true while baby and I were in the hospital. Yes, Jonathan arrived Dec. 10 via a Cesarean delivery at a whopping nine pounds and five ounces, and 21.5 inches. I am allowed to be biased […]
Dear Editor, Most agree that the holiday season is to be a time of joy and celebration, a time to enjoy family and friends, and an opportunity to recognize all that is good in our lives. Charitable giving is at its highest and corporate America will see its biggest profits of the year. Yet as […]
Kids had a ball Friday night as Leonard Elementary hosted its annual Spring Fair.
Bicycle safety was the lesson of the day at Lakeville Elementary March 25. POH Regional Medical Center donated 95 bicycle helmets to the school’s second-graders, who also received some tips on bicycle safety and the dangers of strangers. Oxford firefighters were on hand to adjust the helmets to properly fit each little head. Hats off […]
Students throughout the Clarkston Community Schools District celebrated the holiday season with crafts, snacks and games during parties on Dec. 17.
Pine Knob Elementary’s fourth and fifth grade classes hosted a visit by Adam Wolf and Hiroe Kamasuda from the Detroit Consulate General of Japan, Dec. 16. The teachers are visiting schools around metro Detroit, with Pine Knob the only Clarkston school, to teach children about Japanese culture, traditions, schools, and language. – Phil Custodio
Lakeville Elementary was party central Friday night as the school hosted its annual Spring Fair.
Although the weather was chilly, spring was in the air as Daniel Axford and Oxford elementaries hosted their annual fair Saturday. Plenty of games, activities and sweet treats awaited kids of all ages as OES was converted into one big amusement park filled with laughter and merriment.
Our church has gone full bore for weeks. In a season of giving and receiving, our giving was able to bless so many families. Our receiving was measured in joy and deeper relationships with each other, the community and God. That was our Christmas 2015. How was your Christmas? Or how will it be when […]
When we first started this Jim’s Jottings holiday tradition, the two grandchildren Dan and Karen Offer (inset picture) were small enough to fit on my knees. It was 1988. Dan was 3-years-old and Karen was four-months-old. In that first picture, Karen had no hair, I had more and I still wore a suit and tie […]